| 1 )
commission |
authority to govern; governing entity |
| 2 )
KIRC |
Kahoʻolawe Island Reserve Commission |
| 3 )
sacred |
important and respected, especially in religion |
| 4 )
navigation |
Determining and directing a vessel’s course; wayfinding |
| 5 )
ahupuaʻa |
a division of land |
| 6 )
ʻili |
a piece of land, usually a subdivision of an ahupuaʻa |
| 7 )
penal colony |
a jail or prison in a remote location |
| 8 )
erosion |
the gradual wearing away of land |
| 9 )
makahiki |
traditional festival celebrating the wet season, harvest time, and peace |
| 10 )
PKO |
Protect Kahoʻolawe ʻOhana; established to protect the rights of Kahoʻolawe including its cultural and natural resources |
| 11 )
PKO |
ka hui i hoʻokumu ʻia no ka mālama ʻana i ka pono o ka ʻāina a me nā kumuwaiwai moʻomeheu a kūlohelohe paha o Kahoʻolawe |
| 12 )
wahi pana |
he wahi i manaʻo ʻia he koʻikoʻi ma ka mōʻaukala a moʻomeheu Hawaiʻi |
| 13 )
ʻaʻaiawā |
ka ʻai mālie ʻia ʻana a pau ka lepo |
| 14 )
ʻili |
ka ʻāpana ʻāina ke hoʻomāhelehele ʻia ke ahupuaʻa |
| 15 )
ʻOihana Moku o ʻAmelika |
ka māhele pūʻali koa o ʻAmelika nāna e hakakā ma ke kai ma nā moku, nā moku luʻu, nā mokulele, a pēlā wale aku |